A gruff, closed-off lead falls for a relentlessly cheerful one.
Grumpy/sunshine is a personality pairing: one character scowls at the world, the other greets it with warmth. The satisfaction is watching the grump soften only for the sunshine character — and discovering that the sunshine one has their own hidden shadows.
Ana Huang
Lauren Asher
Marissa Meyer
Penelope Douglas
Rina Kent
Harley Laroux
Penelope Douglas
Christina Lauren
H. D. Carlton
Ana Huang
Ana Huang
Shantel Tessier
Penelope Douglas
Christina Lauren
RuNyx
Christina Lauren
Penelope Douglas
Veronica Eden
Penelope Douglas
Veronica Eden
Sara Cate, Rachel Leigh
Shantel Tessier
Veronica Eden
J. Rose Black
Veronica Eden
Sara Cate
Veronica Eden, Maren Moore
Sara Cate
Nova Kane
Jen Atkinson
A gruff, closed-off lead falls for a relentlessly cheerful one. Grumpy/sunshine is a personality pairing: one character scowls at the world, the other greets it with warmth. The satisfaction is watching the grump soften only for the sunshine character — and discovering that the sunshine one has their own hidden shadows.
Popular grumpy / sunshine books include Twisted Love (2021), The Fine Print (2021), Cinder (2011), Birthday Girl (2018) and God of Wrath (2022).